Quote Originally Posted by KFCarter View Post
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I do appreciate what you're saying about the shirt's pattern not being apparent at a distance... it works, but I agree with Jersey Lawyer that you could get away with a bolder pattern still.

The different green shades (hose and kilt) might have bothered me a touch in the past, but not so much any more as my adapts. BTW, I think one of the most versatile colors of hose you can have is claret. They can work well with an "unmatched" array of almost any tone, and they also work well, IMHO, for formal wear.

So with this first outfit, I think you put your toe in the water, but let's see you dive in!... I'm looking forward to the "Jock specs" outfit next!
Thanks for the encouragement and advice Ken.

As for the shirt, I have managed to acquire a proper tattersall at the thrift shop and will showcase it in the Jock specs outfit. The subtle pattern of the shirt in the pics above seemed more appropriate for a dressier outfit... would something like gingham still have worked, or is that more for daywear?

As for the hose, my eye has yet to adapt and the two different shades of green are still clashing for me. Matching aside, I do appreciate the license to wear my highest quality kilt hose (thick green wool, nice cabling, yellow marl). As I mentioned before, they came with an eBay jacket and I had never worn them because they don't match

Finding a variety of hose colours on a tight budget becomes a bit of a problem though, claret or otherwise. In my price range (i.e. less than $20 including shipping and tax) one finds mostly the dreaded white, but also black, bottle green, lovat green, lovat blue, navy, and maybe brown.

I have black, lovat green, and navy but those all match my tartan! I don't much care for brown... I'm contemplating a pair of lovat blue hose for the Jock specs outfit... but I should probably stick with what I've got and "sock" my money into paying tuition There is always Christmas though...